Author Archives: TJ Carson
Pritzker signs 'Karina's law' to remove guns from domestic violence situations
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Karina Gonzalez and her 15-year-old daughter Daniela were shot and killed on Fourth of July weekend in 2023 at their Chicago home, allegedly by her husband. Aft...
Feb 10, 2025 Manny Alvarez, son of Karina Gonzalez, hugs Rep. Edgar Gonzalez Jr., D-Chicago, in the Illinois House on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Karina Gonzalez, the namesake of the legislation, was allegedly shot and killed by her husband in Chicago in 2023 after receiving an order of protection. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Winter Storm Watch issued for 6:00 A.M. Wednesday through 3:00 A.M. Thursday
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 138 PM CST Mon Feb 10 2025 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>042-047>050-111000- /O.NEW.KILX.WS.A.0002.250212T1200Z-250213T0900Z/ K...
Feb 10, 2025
Hamas says it will stop releasing hostages, accuses Israel of ceasefire violations
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hamas on Monday announced it would stop releasing Israeli hostages until further notice over what the Palestinian militant group said were Israeli violations of the ceasefire agr...
Feb 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: An Israeli military vehicle stands at its position, on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Israel February 9, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
Illinois Central College seeing continued trend of more students
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The number of people taking courses at Illinois Central College continues to rise. The college announced Monday an enrollment of 7,606 students for the spring 2025 semester. That's...
Feb 10, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump to announce 25% steel and aluminium tariffs in latest trade salvo
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/SEOUL/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is expected to introduce new 25% tariffs on Monday on all steel and aluminium imports into the U.S., on top of existing metals d...
Feb 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Rolled steel are seen at a Hyundai Steel plant in Dangjin, about 130 km (81 miles) southwest of Seoul June 15, 2011. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/File Photo
Hamas says Israeli military withdraws from Gaza's Netzarim Corridor
CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Israeli military has withdrawn from an area of Gaza known as the Netzarim corridor that bisects the enclave, Hamas said on Sunday, a move that was expected under the cea...
Feb 09, 2025 Palestinians wait to cross through a checkpoint run by U.S. and Egyptian security contractors after Israeli forces withdrew from the Netzarim Corridor, allowing people to travel in both directions between southern and northern Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, near Gaza City, February 9, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Peoria Heights man accused of soliciting child released from jail before trial
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Ill. - A Peoria Heights man is free from jail before his trial in Livingston County for allegedly soliciting a child for sex. 25 News reports that 65-year-old Richard Abel was arres...
Feb 09, 2025 courtroom gavel
Peoria man who died after being hit by vehicle identified
PEORIA, Ill. - The man who died after reportedly being struck by a vehicle Thursday evening in Peoria has been identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 66-year-old David Johnson of Peoria ...
Feb 09, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
US judge temporarily blocks Musk's DOGE from accessing payment systems
(Reuters) -A federal judge early Saturday temporarily blocked billionaire Elon Musk's government efficiency team from accessing government systems used to process trillions of dollars in payments, cit...
Feb 09, 2025 Demonstrators rally outside the Treasury Department, Washington, D.C., February 4, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
Sister station 104.9 the Wolf completes another successful "Country Cares" radiothon
PEORIA, Ill. - It's another successful year for sister station 104.9 the Wolf in helping the kids of Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital. John Young and Mike Stechman completed the two-day "Countr...
Feb 07, 2025 104.9 the Wolf's John Young and Mike Stechman (left and right) and 93.3 the Drive's Fritz Moser (center) hold up a check with the final numbers for the 2025 "Country Cares" radiothon. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
